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Electronic Payer IDs

Please use the following Payer IDs for direct electronic claim submission to BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina. If you transmit through a clearinghouse, please check with the clearinghouse to see if it requires a different payer ID for claim submission to BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina.

315

Thomas Cooper*

400

State Employee Plan BlueCross

401

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

402

Federal Employee Plan BlueCross

446

Employee Benefit Services dba Key Benefit Administrators*

481

Preferred Blue®

886

Planned Administrators, Inc. (PAI)*

922

BlueChoice® HealthPlan

C63

Medicare Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO)

Dental Payer IDs

38520

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina

77828

Companion Life*

Third Party Administrator Payer IDs

Some third party administrators use our PPO network, indicated by the PPO logo on the front of the ID card. Use these payer IDs to submit claims electronically:

315

Thomas Cooper*

446

Employee Benefit Services (EBS) dba Key Benefit Administrators*

498

Carolina Benefit Administrators*

*Because Companion Life is a separate life insurance company from BlueCross, Companion Life will be responsible for all services related to this dental insurance. Thomas Cooper, EBS, PAI and Carolina Benefit Administrators are separate companies that provide third party administration services on behalf of BlueCross.

BlueChoice HealthPlan is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.